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Hillfield · House

2 Orchard Cottages, Hill Lane

A five-bedroom house at the top of Hillfield

£895,000

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About this house

A knocked-through pair of cottages with a garden room, a boot room and a third of an acre.

Two cottages built for estate workers in 1868 were joined in the 1990s and have since been quietly improved by one family. The result is a house with the proportions of a cottage and the volume of a family home: low beams in the kitchen, high windows in the sitting room, and a garden room that was added with enough care that it looks like it was always there.

The kitchen and dining room is the heart, with a wood burner and doors to a terrace. A study has its own entrance from the lane, useful for anyone who works from home or runs a small practice. Upstairs there are five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

The garden runs to roughly a third of an acre, with apple and plum trees, a vegetable bed and a view across the valley.

Features

  • Three reception rooms and a garden room
  • Kitchen and dining room with a wood burner
  • Third of an acre with mature fruit trees
  • Study with its own entrance
  • Off-street parking for three cars
  • Catchment for Hillfield Primary and the Grammar

The details

Tenure
Freehold
Council tax
Band G
Property type
House
Listed
30 September 2026
Reference
KS-OC20

Floor plan

Sitting room 4.6 × 4.6 m Hall 2.4 × 4.6 m Study 3 × 3 m WC Kitchen and dining 6 × 5 m Boot room 4 × 2 m Garden room 4 × 3 m 2 m Ground floor · approx. 96 m² shown
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Energy rating

This home is rated band D with a score of 62. A higher score means lower running costs and a smaller carbon footprint. The full certificate is available on request.

Energy efficiency: higher is better. Demo figures for illustration.

Nearby

  • Hillfield Primary 7 min
  • Hillfield Common 4 min
  • Bus 12 to the centre 5 min
  • The Orchard farm shop 6 min

Walking times, approximate.

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